§ Mr. Perkinsasked the Under-Secretary of State for Air the total number of miles flown by Air France, Luft Hansa, Imperial Airways, Limited, and the Dutch K.L.M. line during each year since 1930, and the total number of passengers carried by each air line during each of these years?
§ Lieut.-Colonel MuirheadThe information asked for is as follows:
Miles Flown on Regular Air Services. — "Air France."* "D.L.H." Imperial Airways, Ltd. K.L.M. 1930 5,838,381 5,673,121 1,104,900 856,775 1931 5,544,052 5,428,590 1,276,900 1,375,100 1932 5,487,512 4,848,359 1,733,700 1,776,396 1933 5,986,011 5,546,586 1,926,000 2,071,433 1934 6,041,236 7,497,595 2,315,100 2,711,647 1935 6,245,109 8,307,504 4,079,400 3,325,092 1936 6,149,654 9,268,134 4,789,000 3,884,295
Number of Passengers Carried on Regular Air Services — "Air France."* "D.L.H." Imperial Airways, Ltd. K.L.M. 1930 28,935 76,894 24,027 10,152 1931 32,700 82,998 23,817 11,628 1932 36,892 86,578 45,844 14,659 1933 52,179 109,857 54,768 32,054 1934 50,019 150,859 54,875 57,339 1935 55,646 193,305 66,324 59,163 1936 57,246 265,537 60,374 67,142 * "Air France" commenced operating on 1st June, 1933, and was formed by the amalgamation of the five separate air transport companies then operating. The figures for 1930, 1931, and 1932 are for the total operations of those five individual companies. The figures for 1933 comprise (a) the total operations of the five separate companies from 1st January to 31st May, 1933, and (b) the operation of "Air France" from 1st June to 31st December, 1933. The figures in respect of "Air France" from 1st June to 31st December, 1933 (i.e., first seven months of operations) were 3,739,508 miles flown and 36,699 passengers carried.